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so has the mitt romney campaign. the romney senior adviser says there are staying in touch with state officials and visiting states not directly impacted by the storm. and we would like to hear what you think the impact of hurricane sandy is shaping up to be on campaign 2012. the numbers to call -- host: you can also find this online through social media. send a sick twitter message, twitter.com/c-spanwj. or you can join the conversation on facebook. look for c-span and way in there. you can also e mail us, journal@c-span.org. starting with "the baltimore sun" -- "the candidates crack -- preciously sought to close the deal with voters as this year's surprise, not a storm, laid waste to their best played -- best laid plans." host: other papers are covering how hurricane sandy is affecting politics. "president obama and opponent, mitt romney, made final arguments to voters as the campaign's dealt with uncertainty." has this changed your plans for early voting? are you looking at how this may affect elections or campaig
so has the mitt romney campaign. the romney senior adviser says there are staying in touch with state officials and visiting states not directly impacted by the storm. and we would like to hear what you think the impact of hurricane sandy is shaping up to be on campaign 2012. the numbers to call -- host: you can also find this online through social media. send a sick twitter message, twitter.com/c-spanwj. or you can join the conversation on facebook. look for c-span and way in there. you can...
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health care, where did romney score on that issue? >> well, i think he did two things very effectively. one was, remember when he first started running for president against, in the primary when john mccain was the candidate? he tended to like to talk about data, and we even joked how he was so focused on data. >> paul: right. >> this time around, mitt romney came out and talked about people he had met, a woman with a baby in her arms who told him how difficult it was, a couple that was not able to afford their health care. and you know, he, i think, made the points that he needed to make about the data, but he humanized them and i think that was a great achievement of his on debate. >> paul: health care distraction from job creation, you inherit a recession, a financial crisis, and instead of focusing on that, romney is saying, you spent two years trying to pass one of your big priorities in social legislation and that's hurt job creation, a powerful point. >> yeah, it's a good point, but i think the health care issue is not going to
health care, where did romney score on that issue? >> well, i think he did two things very effectively. one was, remember when he first started running for president against, in the primary when john mccain was the candidate? he tended to like to talk about data, and we even joked how he was so focused on data. >> paul: right. >> this time around, mitt romney came out and talked about people he had met, a woman with a baby in her arms who told him how difficult it was, a...
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mitt romney has been a town halls throughout the state. the largest concern in new hampshire is the school issues. they're concerned about the economy and the size of the debt and deficit. this president has run trillion dollar deficits. he has increased our debt more than any other president combined in our nation's history. these pocketbook voters are looking at the voters in seeing a record of failure. what we see is there will be a significant turnout on election day of independent voters. we have been working diligently to win them over with a strong fiscal message. we a record of balancing budgets and creating jobs and keeping spending under control. host: we just heard from kathy sullivan who noted military issues are a big one in new hampshire. she made the comment that mitt romney wants to add trillions to the pentagon spending. this echoes what you just said that said competing aspects of the political culture could tip the balance in either direction. when is the state's aversion to taxes
mitt romney has been a town halls throughout the state. the largest concern in new hampshire is the school issues. they're concerned about the economy and the size of the debt and deficit. this president has run trillion dollar deficits. he has increased our debt more than any other president combined in our nation's history. these pocketbook voters are looking at the voters in seeing a record of failure. what we see is there will be a significant turnout on election day of independent voters....
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as president barack obama and challenger mitt romney prepare to face off in their second presidential debate. >> this one will really matter for the two men. the latest polls show the candidates running neck and neck with just a few weeks to go before the elections. they are especially focusing on swing states like ohio which could be key in determining the outcome. >> it is a warm welcome in youngstown for paul ryan, the vice presidential candidate and entire republican party are honing in on ohio. to retake the white house, they need to win the buckeye state. >> it is great to be here in youngstown. it reminds me of my town. i come from wisconsin. we live on the block i grew up on. it is a blue-collar, factory town. our part of wisconsin is just like this part of ohio. >> that strikes a chord with people here. they want jobs to come back to youngstown, returning the city to its heyday as a steel and auto industry hub. recent years have seen the local economy take a sharp downturn. steel makers left, and the auto supply industry hit rock-bottom in the wake of the 2008 financial crisi
as president barack obama and challenger mitt romney prepare to face off in their second presidential debate. >> this one will really matter for the two men. the latest polls show the candidates running neck and neck with just a few weeks to go before the elections. they are especially focusing on swing states like ohio which could be key in determining the outcome. >> it is a warm welcome in youngstown for paul ryan, the vice presidential candidate and entire republican party are...
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that's romney. we have seen money flowing into that side. that's romney. we have seen him improve his performance in independents and womens. you can call it what you want and the media contends it isn't momentum but i bet the president's campaign is wishing they that that momentum. >> to that point, yes, the obama campaign wishes it had some of that momentum because i tell you what really going on. the president is flatlining. >> i think he hit a ceiling for two reasons. his approval rating hit a ceiling as far back as april. this president has been around 47 or 48% all through the year. there's no lift to the obama presidency, and now that he and romney have come together in both the national and these tight swing state polls you see no lift at all in the obama camp pain, -- campaign. >> here's the argue. they make. he is still ahead in ohio and wisconsin, still ahead in what they call their fire wall. and even if you give romney all the swing states that they think they're going to win -- virginia, north carolina, florida -- that still only gets him to
that's romney. we have seen money flowing into that side. that's romney. we have seen him improve his performance in independents and womens. you can call it what you want and the media contends it isn't momentum but i bet the president's campaign is wishing they that that momentum. >> to that point, yes, the obama campaign wishes it had some of that momentum because i tell you what really going on. the president is flatlining. >> i think he hit a ceiling for two reasons. his...
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mitt romney has worked across the lines -- mitt romney appears to be a leader. i believe he will look down and will cut you off and that is what he has done with the congress. i did not believe that we can handle another four years like we had with this government. host: 22 in ohio -- what do you do in ohio? caller: i work in the roofing business. the business is good because of hailstorms that we had. i have relatives across the country. in some states there is some worked. i have friends in the auto industry that are all about obama. other friends have jobs outside the auto industry under starving to death. i have lived in florida. the economy was bad. i have worked in the houston area. in alabama, the economy is terrible. in georgia, the economy is terrible. host: can you stay on the line for just a second? i want to get a president obama supporter and get your reaction to that. is that ok? caller: sure. host: marie from florida. were you listening to what scott had to say? what would you say to him? caller: the health-care -- we investigated places like germ
mitt romney has worked across the lines -- mitt romney appears to be a leader. i believe he will look down and will cut you off and that is what he has done with the congress. i did not believe that we can handle another four years like we had with this government. host: 22 in ohio -- what do you do in ohio? caller: i work in the roofing business. the business is good because of hailstorms that we had. i have relatives across the country. in some states there is some worked. i have friends in...
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but you have to just think about romney. you said that romney had a plan with jobs. i have been listening to all of it coming up and he haven't had anything. he haven't create no jobs. and president obama has. he has a layout for that. host: we'll let our guest -- guest: with all possible respect, the president had a much lower unemployment rate when he took over and it's gone to over 10% in his administration and it's kind of platened out above 8%. the -- flattened out above 8%. the president is not doing very well with jobs with all due respect to you. the president had, the first two years of his term, with veto proof majorities in both the house and senate, and he wasted his time in the first two years of office. instead of foe ke cussing on the economy -- focusing on the economy, he did a stimulus bill which has not helped the contry, number one. but number two, he wasted his time putting obamacare into place. we need health care reform, but we don't need obamacare. all the polls told him that whole time, the whole two years, they still do, that the country didn
but you have to just think about romney. you said that romney had a plan with jobs. i have been listening to all of it coming up and he haven't had anything. he haven't create no jobs. and president obama has. he has a layout for that. host: we'll let our guest -- guest: with all possible respect, the president had a much lower unemployment rate when he took over and it's gone to over 10% in his administration and it's kind of platened out above 8%. the -- flattened out above 8%. the president...
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[video clip] mitt romney is a car guy. let me tell you about the mitt romney i know. this was a guy, i was talking to family in massachusetts the other day. their kids were hit in a car crash, four of them, and to the will of them were paralyzed the romney -- paralyzed. the romney's did not know them. he asked if he could come over on christmas, brought the boys gifts, and he said i know you're struggling, do not worry about college, i will pay for it. mitt romney does not tell these stories. mark told me the story, and he said it was not the cash out, it was the time. this is a man that gave 30% of his income to charity, more than the two of us combined. he cares about 100% of the people in this country. i think the vice president knows that sometimes words did not come out of your mouth the right way. [laughter] >> i always say what i mean. >> we want everybody to succeed. we want to get people out of poverty into the middle class. that is what we will push for. host: here is the front page of "the wall street journal" this morning. host: mr. biden frequently interr
[video clip] mitt romney is a car guy. let me tell you about the mitt romney i know. this was a guy, i was talking to family in massachusetts the other day. their kids were hit in a car crash, four of them, and to the will of them were paralyzed the romney -- paralyzed. the romney's did not know them. he asked if he could come over on christmas, brought the boys gifts, and he said i know you're struggling, do not worry about college, i will pay for it. mitt romney does not tell these stories....
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-- mitt romney? mitt romney apologized. host: let's look at tom and said governor romney made yesterday about the debate. -- that governor romney made yesterday about the debate. [video clip] >> there is a lot of interest, people want to know who will win, who will score, and in my view it is not winning and losing, or the people themselves, the president and myself. it is about something bigger than that. these debates are about the pathway for word for america that we would choose, and the american people will have to make their choice. i look forward to these debates. i am delighted that we will have three debates. he will be a conversation with the american people that will span almost an entire month. host: mitt romney on the campaign trail yesterday. we have seen the candidates talk about this low expectation game. howard kurtz, caucus through what they have been saying. -- talk us through what they have been saying. guest: the president has been saying governor romney is a good debater, and i am ok, and the run the c
-- mitt romney? mitt romney apologized. host: let's look at tom and said governor romney made yesterday about the debate. -- that governor romney made yesterday about the debate. [video clip] >> there is a lot of interest, people want to know who will win, who will score, and in my view it is not winning and losing, or the people themselves, the president and myself. it is about something bigger than that. these debates are about the pathway for word for america that we would choose, and...
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he is voting for mitt romney. and mitt romney is basically looking down on him. he is basically the 37 per cent scnt. host: what you do in newport news? caller: i am a stay home mom. host: thank you for calling in. traci and north carolina on our support mitt romney line. caller: good morning. the comment that obama keeps saying is that he is trying to have jobs here in the united states, but back in january of 2010 we apparently in north carolina had an led manufacturer company that was awarded $39 million through a stimulus funded tax credit program, and half of the company employees are in china. so he is contradicting himself. and that is really irritating to a lot of people. we have a oil right off our coast. and yet, he has given millions to brazil to help them drill, when we really -- used our own resources to benefit our country and become more independent instead of relying on other countries for what we already have. it is ridiculous. also, i keep hearing about -- it is quite and irritating. it sounds as though he is trying to buy boats. but should not
he is voting for mitt romney. and mitt romney is basically looking down on him. he is basically the 37 per cent scnt. host: what you do in newport news? caller: i am a stay home mom. host: thank you for calling in. traci and north carolina on our support mitt romney line. caller: good morning. the comment that obama keeps saying is that he is trying to have jobs here in the united states, but back in january of 2010 we apparently in north carolina had an led manufacturer company that was...
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mitt romney. here is what it says -- mitt romney the highlight of these and other hard truths and this week's second debate. and they say that they are supporting governor romney. they say -- this is the orlando sentinel, mitt romney is not our ideal candidate. and we get that from the front page of the "orlando centennial." polls show that obama is leading in wisconsin and iowa. the results from two key midwest battleground states. the contrast with the national surveys that show mitt romney gains. it shows the president has steady leads and wisconsin and iowa. moving on to some other stories in the news. from campaign 2012 -- obama's speech comes down to one word -- vote. no fewer than half a dozen times obama has urged reporters to go to the polls. each time the criticizes mitt romney. he repeated -- don't boo. vote. that is news from the campaign trail. what is in at the presidential campaign unfolding -- we will see the candidates won more time debating the issues on monday night. c-span will
mitt romney. here is what it says -- mitt romney the highlight of these and other hard truths and this week's second debate. and they say that they are supporting governor romney. they say -- this is the orlando sentinel, mitt romney is not our ideal candidate. and we get that from the front page of the "orlando centennial." polls show that obama is leading in wisconsin and iowa. the results from two key midwest battleground states. the contrast with the national surveys that show...
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i think governor romney has a great shot. in 2000, the democrat came out with 51% in clark county yet george bush still won. there is a good chance that governor romney can make it. host: as the race come down now to one or two issues in nevada? guest: everybody is going after the last three people who have not made up their mind. we have such an ad war going on here. both democrats and republicans are working like mad to try to get people to get out to vote. what is not too bad is republicans tend to vote later. you will see this gap closing, closing, closing the closer we get to election day. host: i want to play you a clip from president obama yesterday and some of the comments he made. >> there is no more serious issue in the presidential campaign then who can you trust? trust matters. who is going to look out for you? and here is the thing. nevada, you know me by now. you know i say what i mean, and i mean what i say. we have not finished everything we set out to do in 2008 but you know every single day i set foot in tha
i think governor romney has a great shot. in 2000, the democrat came out with 51% in clark county yet george bush still won. there is a good chance that governor romney can make it. host: as the race come down now to one or two issues in nevada? guest: everybody is going after the last three people who have not made up their mind. we have such an ad war going on here. both democrats and republicans are working like mad to try to get people to get out to vote. what is not too bad is republicans...
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romney gained about 3 or four points. romney was shooting up. host: the jobs numbers are coming out the friday before the election. is that something that moves the polls, economic numbers like that? guest: the processions of the comet are fairly 10 -- of the economy are fairly baked in. host: people go to realclearpolitics.com -- what will they find? guest: links to all the talk from the left and right. trende has been our guest. we want to talk to undecided voters only. begin with the call from tj in charleston, south carolina. good morning. why are you undecided? caller: i wasn't sure whether i wanted president obama or john mccain. this is my first year being able to vote. i had some trouble getting my voter's registration card. it took a month to get my voter's registration card. i got it and i'm excited about voting. i watched all three debates. i hear a lot of conservatives talking about the navy and how big it should be. we don't need a date navy. leon panetta has asked the president for certain things and he has got certain things. to s
romney gained about 3 or four points. romney was shooting up. host: the jobs numbers are coming out the friday before the election. is that something that moves the polls, economic numbers like that? guest: the processions of the comet are fairly 10 -- of the economy are fairly baked in. host: people go to realclearpolitics.com -- what will they find? guest: links to all the talk from the left and right. trende has been our guest. we want to talk to undecided voters only. begin with the call...
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romney and mr. obama could strip naked and walk out in public and there would still be people wanting to know what they have got to hide. host: let's look at some comments coming to us from facebook. host: you can join the conversation on facebook by looking for c-span and weighing in there. michael, good morning. caller code morning. give me a couple of minutes, please. -- caller: good morning. give me a couple of feet minutes, please. ralph nader is an arab. host: what does he have to do with this election? caller: he disrupted the last election between george w. bush and john kerry. he never talks about religion because he is an arab. host: what do you think about campaign 2012 and your vote? have you decided who you are voting for? caller: yes. host: well, we are talking to undecided voters this morning. robert, michigan, are you with us? caller: [unintelligible] host: we are having some phone trouble there, so we're going on to our next call. gino, rhode island. caller: i just want to talk abou
romney and mr. obama could strip naked and walk out in public and there would still be people wanting to know what they have got to hide. host: let's look at some comments coming to us from facebook. host: you can join the conversation on facebook by looking for c-span and weighing in there. michael, good morning. caller code morning. give me a couple of minutes, please. -- caller: good morning. give me a couple of feet minutes, please. ralph nader is an arab. host: what does he have to do with...
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romney, changing. two weeks prior he said -- i thought he said he likes the timeline in afghanistan and we have to get out quickly. at the end of the day, the accumulation of what the american people saw in that debate was pretty much mitt romney saying, me too to obama's foreign policy. it was almost like everything obama would say, mitt romney couldn't say i agree, but clearly he was agreeing with the president's policy geared u. i thought it was interesting that mitt romney almost wanted benghaziway from the then gauz comments. when president obama is speaking, he is not speaking just to the electorate but other countries. i thought he did very well in that debate. i do not think that might grow issue is an important public policy issue. with florida voters, with a large jewish population. especially in southeast florida. they care about how the president has treated as real. and by all accounts they are very happy. host: bill on twitter -- what can we expect from another obama term? guest: floridia
romney, changing. two weeks prior he said -- i thought he said he likes the timeline in afghanistan and we have to get out quickly. at the end of the day, the accumulation of what the american people saw in that debate was pretty much mitt romney saying, me too to obama's foreign policy. it was almost like everything obama would say, mitt romney couldn't say i agree, but clearly he was agreeing with the president's policy geared u. i thought it was interesting that mitt romney almost wanted...
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white mitt romney? caller: as we pointed out, just like a lot of voters we explored and examined a very long list of issues. we continue to come back to something that we have seen repeatedly in our own polling and countless interviews and countless encounters with everybody from farmers to every day iowans, business executives about two things. the political climate, but even more important and that is the economy. an uncertain future for a lot of people as it relates to jobs and meaningful salaries and features. as we said down and deliberately, it was the economy that was front and center for us in terms of who can best jump started, who can pull us out of the doldrums. who can position as not necessarily looking back at the past four years but the next four years. it is for the editorial decided to focus on gov. romney. but let me share two. . to go back to the editorial with this question, which candidate can forge this question, does or endorsement matter? caller: i absolutely believe so. this is
white mitt romney? caller: as we pointed out, just like a lot of voters we explored and examined a very long list of issues. we continue to come back to something that we have seen repeatedly in our own polling and countless interviews and countless encounters with everybody from farmers to every day iowans, business executives about two things. the political climate, but even more important and that is the economy. an uncertain future for a lot of people as it relates to jobs and meaningful...
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the mitt romney first debate bounce has disappeared, though the survey shows that the mitt romney backers are far more energy -- energized about him. in "the washington post" they write -- "it all comes down to foreign policy"? he writes that the seat of the presidential base could well focus on this. "president obama and mitt romney are headed to florida for their final debate, with national polls suggesting that the race is tied and with a terrorist attack in libya dominating the headlines." as you call in this morning, what would you like to see asked at tonight's foreign policy debate? judy, joining us from south carolina. what would you like to hear talked about? caller: i want to know why he did not do anything on iran and why he did not meet with israel. host: who are you referring to? caller: obama. i am a mitt romney supporter. i feel like obama is definitely not christian. i feel like he has definitely not followed up on israel to meet with their prime minister, and i do not like that. i do not think that was right. host: all right. in, not so, tennessee. caller: good morning, w
the mitt romney first debate bounce has disappeared, though the survey shows that the mitt romney backers are far more energy -- energized about him. in "the washington post" they write -- "it all comes down to foreign policy"? he writes that the seat of the presidential base could well focus on this. "president obama and mitt romney are headed to florida for their final debate, with national polls suggesting that the race is tied and with a terrorist attack in libya...
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mitt romney is shameless. our endorsement must go to the incumbent, a competent leader who against tough odds has guided the country through catastrophe instead -- he has earned a second term. mitt romney does not deserve a first. that is from the salt lake city tribune. steve is on the phone from florida, a republican line. good morning. caller: hello, how are you. i believe the endorsements do matter, but i believe in newspapers and any other publications that i have followed are quite honestly right wing speakers. i do not think they should put out endorsements because somebody like myself, i have to be able to talk to people -- a newspaper can reach millions of people. who is writing the endorsement? they have a much larger scale to go and talk about who they want to vote for. i think it ought to do the news and that is just picked. host: thank you for the call. this is from the twitter page. another look at the salt lake city tribune. obama has earned a second term. caller: good morning and thank you to c
mitt romney is shameless. our endorsement must go to the incumbent, a competent leader who against tough odds has guided the country through catastrophe instead -- he has earned a second term. mitt romney does not deserve a first. that is from the salt lake city tribune. steve is on the phone from florida, a republican line. good morning. caller: hello, how are you. i believe the endorsements do matter, but i believe in newspapers and any other publications that i have followed are quite...
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mitt romney said he can do better but nobody knows anything about mitt romney. show his facts so people know about him how many wealth and everything he's got. host: governor romney's taxes, is that a big issue there? guest: governor romney released his taxes but what is more of an issue is that we want to be sure that to the callers point that mitt romney does not dig into the taxes of the middle class. amend i think that's definitely more of a concern overall for us and that is the middle class does not have to carry the burden from the upper class. so for people making over $200,000 that their tax structure is in line with what they have. so i think that that's a major concern and that is that we grow the middle class and we grow from the middle class out and therefore create a stronger country. host: ron is calling from charlotte on our line for independence. go ahead. caller: i'm here in charlotte and we are an agency that distribute stimulus cards. have you heard of the static stimulus cards? guest: i have not. caller: great. i've heard of you but if you c
mitt romney said he can do better but nobody knows anything about mitt romney. show his facts so people know about him how many wealth and everything he's got. host: governor romney's taxes, is that a big issue there? guest: governor romney released his taxes but what is more of an issue is that we want to be sure that to the callers point that mitt romney does not dig into the taxes of the middle class. amend i think that's definitely more of a concern overall for us and that is the middle...
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romney leaves in many polls. joining us at the c-span cable is rayola dougher, senior economic adviser for the american petroleum institute and is here to talk about oil production in campaign 2012. welcome to the program. guest: thank you. host: talk about how energy production and oil production is factoring into the election and who seems to be taken advantage, president obama or governor romney? guest: i think both candidates are emphasizing the energy, and the differences can make in terms of jobs, energy security and the government revenue it could generate. it is gratifying to see both of them, right off of the start the other night, go to it in terms of energy. it ought to be a bipartisan issue -- not bipartisan, the opposite -- that we could get together and endorsed domestic development. host: before we get too deep into the conversation, tell us, what is the american petroleum institute, and who do you represent? guest: we are a traitor presentation -- organization that has been in -- trade organizatio
romney leaves in many polls. joining us at the c-span cable is rayola dougher, senior economic adviser for the american petroleum institute and is here to talk about oil production in campaign 2012. welcome to the program. guest: thank you. host: talk about how energy production and oil production is factoring into the election and who seems to be taken advantage, president obama or governor romney? guest: i think both candidates are emphasizing the energy, and the differences can make in terms...